Josip Barišić (born 14 November 1986) is a Croatian former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Smal ...

Club career

Barišić, also known as Đozla, started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

, with whom he signed a professional five-year contract in May 2005. He made his first team debut in his team's 6–0 away loss against

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Split, Croatia, Split, that competes in the Croatian First Football League, Cro ...

in the first round of the 2005–06 Prva HNL season. After two seasons at the club, during which he also debuted for the Croatia U20 team, he went on loan - first to the

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

FC Koper Football Club Koper, commonly referred to as FC Koper or simply Koper, is a Slovenian football club based in Koper that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top flight of Slovenian football. The club was founded in 1920. They won the Sl ...

and then to the

Druga HNL The Prva nogometna liga (), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second League. The 1. NL is ope ...

team

NK Slavonac CO NK Slavonac is a Croatian football club based in a village Stari Perkovci in Slavonia. Slavonac clinched promotion to an expanded 1. HNL in 2009 after finishing 4th in the second division. However, since the club plays in a village of only 1,300 ...

before returning to

for three and a half further seasons. In February 2012, he signed for the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system. Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...

team PFC Oleksandriya, but failed to establish himself in the first team squad and soon returned to

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. His next club was

RNK Split Radnički nogometni klub Split ("Workers' Football Club of Split") commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Split. History The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was fo ...

in early 2013, which he left that summer, citing a lack of regular appearances as the cause, and signed again for his first club

NK Osijek Nogometni klub Osijek (), commonly referred to as NK Osijek (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First Le ...

. In early 2015, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa club

Zawisza Bydgoszcz Zawisza Bydgoszcz () is a sports club from Bydgoszcz, Poland, founded in 1946. Its name commemorates a legendary Polish 15th-century knight, Zawisza Czarny (Zawisza the Black). The club holds many sections: football, track and field athletics, b ...

. On 23 June 2015, he joined

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. Histo ...

, after Zawisza was relegated. On 10 June 2019,

Stal Mielec FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. The club was established on 10 April 1939. Histori ...

announced the signing of Barišić on a one-year deal. His contract was terminated on 10 January 2020.Josip Barišić, Martin Dobrotka i Łukasz Janoszka odchodzą ze Stali Mielec
90minut.pl, 10 January 2020

Honours

Arka Gdynia *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

: 2016–17

References

External links

*
Josip Barišić
at Sportnet.hr * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barisic, Josip 1986 births Living people Footballers from Osijek Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers NK Osijek players FC Koper players FC Oleksandriya players RNK Split players Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Piast Gliwice players Arka Gdynia players HNK Cibalia players Stal Mielec players HNK Vukovar 1991 players Croatian Football League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Ukrainian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players I liga players First Football League (Croatia) players Second Football League (Croatia) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland